Honolulu Dishing Out More Than $5.1M in Grants to Nonprofits
The Honolulu Grants-in-Aid Advisory Commission announced Thursday it has chosen 41 nonprofit groups to get $5.1 million in money that was specifically set aside for charities.
Honolulu voters passed a ballot measure in November 2012 to set aside 0.5 percent of general fund revenues for various groups that serve socially and economically disadvantaged populations.
That measure included creating an advisory commission to oversee the distribution of those funds.
Doling out money to charities became a bit part of this year’s Honolulu budget talks due to a large spike in the number earmarks City Council members set aside for nonprofits.
Mayor Kirk Caldwell jumped on the practice, calling it irresponsible, especially considering his proposed gas tax hike was nixed.
Here’s a list of the nonprofits that the commission said should get the funds:
After-School All-Stars Hawaii — $70,000.00
Aloha Medical Mission — $95,957.80
Alu Like, Inc. — $30,000.00
American National Red Cross — $50,000.00
Bishop Museum — $66,470.20
Boys and Girls Club of Hawaii — $100,000.00
Coalition for a Drug-Free Hawaii — $75,000.00
Domestic Violence Action Center — $128,315.00
Friends of Hawaii Robotics — $25,000.00
Girls Scouts of Hawaii — $125,000.00
Hale Kipa, Inc. — $60,000.00
Hawaii Agricultural Foundation — $120,023.87
Hawaii Home Ownership Center — $404,229.95
Hawaii Literacy — $89,080.00
Hawaii Meals on Wheels — $364,095.00
Hawaii Public Television Foundation — $121,500.00
Hawaii Youth Symphony — $131,500.00
Helping Hands Hawaii — $131,087.00
Hina Mauka (The Alcoholic Rehabilitation Services of Hawaii) — $250,000.00
Honolulu Community Action Program (HCAP) — $160,540.67
Honolulu Theatre for Youth — $40,000.00
Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii — $55,790.00
Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children — $117,127.68
Key Project — $114,404.16
Kokua Kalihi Valley Comprehensive Family Services — $130,350.00
Malama Maunalua — $140,875.00
Pacific Islands Fisheries Group — $73,090.00
Pali Momi Medical Center — $150,000.00
Project Vision Hawaii — $88,400.00
Read Aloud America — $196,059.24
Special Olympics Hawaii — $96,080.00
Susannah Wesley Community Center — $221,404.00
St. Francis Healthcare Foundation of Hawaii — $125,000.00
Sutter Health Pacific, dba Kahi Mohala — $100,000.00
The Children’s Alliance of Hawaii, Inc. — $79,920.00
Volunteer Legal Services of Hawaii — $152,393.54
Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center — $117,183.00
Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center — $90,563.96
Waikiki Community Center — $75,000.00
Waikiki Health Center — $300,000.00
Young Women’s Christian Association — $75,000.00
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